The Athletic says Newcastle management have lost confidence in Nick Pope, while Aaron Ramsdale has failed to do enough to convince club chiefs to keep him on.
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Ramsdale is on-loan at Newcastle from Southampton, with the option to buy outright, but Toon chiefs will send him back to St Mary's at the end of the season,
Instead, Newcastle will focus on bringing in a new, senior No1 over the summer.
Pope, 33, is seeing his current contract at Newcastle run down this season.